Sleepy Sharks: a relaxing short story and meditation
Be Calm on Ahway Island | Bedtime Stories & Meditations for Kids
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2026
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Shayla Shark just doesn’t feel sleepy! Can her friends Sean and Santiago help?
Narrator: Male
Story Begins: 3:47
Sleepy Sharks Excerpt:
Shayla Shark felt the cool water glide past her fins as she swam in a circle around her favorite coral arch. At this hour, Shayla usually felt sleepy and ready for a good rest. After a full day of swimming, exploring, and playing on the reef, her body was usually happy to settle down.
But tonight, Shayla did not feel sleepy at all. In fact, she felt wide awake. Each time she tried to close her eyes, they popped right back open again. And so here she was, swimming in circles, wondering why her body did not feel ready for rest.
Today’s Meditation: Enjoy the feeling of your body relaxing into the warm sand on a sunny beach.
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| 0:00.0 | Awee Islanders, are you looking for a favorite episode? |
| 0:11.4 | You'll find it on patreon.com forward slash Awee Island. |
| 0:16.3 | That's P-A-T-R-E-O-N.com forward slash A-Way Island. |
| 0:25.4 | Our Patreon members get access to our library of past episodes, plus extra-exclusive stories just for patrons. |
| 0:34.3 | And now, let's relax. |
| 0:43.3 | Hello, Awe Islanders. |
| 0:46.3 | We're so glad you're here. |
| 0:50.3 | Let's see if you have everything you want to be calm on Awe Island. |
| 0:54.6 | Are the lights in your room dim or off? |
| 1:00.0 | Do you have your favorite blanket or listening, buddy? |
| 1:05.8 | Before we begin our story, let's relax by taking a nice, deep dragon breath. |
| 1:15.6 | Breathe in through your nose, filling up your lungs, and then out through your mouth, |
| 1:22.8 | imagining you are breathing fire like a dragon. |
| 1:27.6 | Ready? |
| 1:29.4 | Deep breath. |
| 1:31.4 | In and out. |
| 1:37.3 | Ah! |
| 1:41.3 | Great. |
| 1:43.9 | Let's think about how your body feels resting on a sunny beach. |
| 1:52.3 | This is all pretend and you are very safe. You sit down in the soft, warm sand. |
| 2:03.5 | The sand hugs you as you lie back on the cozy beach. |
| 2:09.9 | Think about your feet as you push your toes into the sand. |
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